2024 Masters delayed by thunderstorms; John Calipari takes over at Arkansas

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JOHN CALIPARI AND THE ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

Finally, it’s official: John Calipari is the new head coach at Arkansas, making the move to Fayetteville after 15 seasons, 410 wins, four Final Fours and one national championship at Kentucky.

Calipari’s contract is for five years and $38 million. He gets a maximum of two rollover years for qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, a $1 million signing bonus, $500,000 retention bonuses annually, and additional bonuses for making the NCAA Tournament and advancing through each round.

Calipari landing at Arkansas (and Kentucky now needing a coach … and a roster) was a complete whirlwind that started — somehow — with SMU surprisingly firing Rob Lanier. Andy Enfield then left USC for SMU, and Eric Musselman left Arkansas for USC. And now we’re here.

Calipari had his introductory press conference Wednesday night and delivered a bevy of entertaining stories, including how three different people helped him make the decision:…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-04-11 13:24:50

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